Cultivation
The forage purpose of a variety defines the plant's specialization in producing biomass with specified nutritional parameters for livestock. The selection of such a variety is based on product quality, its chemical composition, and the plant's ability to be efficiently converted into feed.
Mentioned in descriptions 21 218 varieties reference book.
The forage purpose of a variety is a marker of the plant's specialization in producing a specific type of biomass, such as green mass, silage, hay, or feed grain. Varieties in this group are distinguished by a priority on nutritional properties, including the content of crude protein, amino acids, sugars, and digestible fiber, as opposed to varieties focused solely on total dry grain yield.
Cultivation efficiency depends on adherence to agricultural practices oriented toward the target product. Key factors include the timing and phase of harvesting, as delays lead to plant coarsening and loss of nutritional value, as well as the use of grass mixtures and the maintenance of optimal crop structure to achieve a nutrient balance.
The assessment of variety suitability is based on its ability to provide stable, high-quality forage under specific soil and climatic conditions and on its resistance to lodging, which is critical for the mechanized harvesting of large vegetative mass. For silage varieties, an important trait of resilience is the stay-green effect, which extends the optimal harvest window and facilitates harvesting processes.
Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
I. Iliev, V. Ivanova, G. Mihova, S. Doneva, T. Petrova, Y. Baklarova, Y. Stanoeva
x Festulolium Aschers. et Graebn. · Festulolium
ILVO-PLANT 39
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
National Seed Development Organisation Ltd
Biserrula pelecinus L.
FERTIPRADO
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass
SEMILLAS BATLLE
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.
Vicia faba L. · Broad bean
Saatzucht Gleisdorf
Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed
KARPAChEV VLADIMIR VLADIMIROVICh / GORShKOV VLADIMIR IVANOVICh / KARPAChEVA VALENTINA GEORGIEVNA / VLASOVA AL'BINA NIKOLAEVNA / GERMANENKO GALINA VASIL'EVNA / NIKONORENKOV VLADIMIR ALEKSEEVICh / MANAENKOV SERGEJ IVANOVICh
Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth. · Lacy phacelia
Nasionex Sp.z. o.o
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
PGG Wrightson Seeds
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
SEED GENETICS AUSTRALIA
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
SCHACHSCHNEIDER| NORDSAAT Saatzuchtgesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung Herrn Dr. Ralf Schachschneider
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
Zanandrea Lino
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
LOS PRADOS S.A.
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
HAO-DEMETER-Fodder Crops and Pastures Institute
Trifolium incarnatum L. · Crimson clover
RAGT 2N S.A.S
Trifolium alexandrinum L. · Egyptian clover
GUERRESI SEMENTI S.R.L.
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Nordic Seed A/S
x Festulolium Aschers. et Graebn. · Festulolium
CENTRO DI RICERCA MIGLIORAMENTO GENETICO PIANTE AGRARIE S.R.L. C.M.G.P.A.
Brassica oleracea L. (Savoy Cabbage Group) · Savoy cabbage
BEJO ZADEN
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Semillas El Solc
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Sejet Planteforaedling I,S